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This blog is intended to help parents keep up with pop culture and technology as a way of staying connected to their teenage children. Parents can often seem to be behind the curve since whats "hot" in both technology and pop culture often changes so ra
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Every Star Trek Movie and Episode of Original TV Series now available Online and OnDemand
Great news for Star Trek fans, or Trekkies as they are more commonly known - Every Star Trek movie ever made is now available all in one place in Comcast HD on Demand. Also, every episode of the original Star Trek TV series is now available on...
Best of the Decade - Best Lists in Pop Culture and Technology
Just as I did with my Best of 2009 post, I would rather share my favorite Best of the Decade lists than make my own. Since I don't like any of the names given to this past decade, I am just going with Best of the Decade. I have included lists in th...
Top 10 2009 - My Favorite Lists
I thought of writing my own top 10 of 2009 lists but decided that I do not feel qualified to make them. I don't watch every television show or read every book, etc to make those decisions. So instead, I decided to search for and share a variety of t...
12 Articles on Teens, Technology and Pop Culture w/e December 12
I hope you enjoy my last "Articles on Teens, Technology and Pop Culture" of the week post of 2009. Coming up soon will be "Best top 10 lists of 2009" and "Best top 10 lists of the decade". Here are my articles for the week ending December 12, 2009: ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Previews the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is now on sale on DVD, Two-Disc Limited Special Edition DVD, and Blu-ray/DVD combo. With the holidays just around the corner, this is perfect timing for families with kids, tweens or teens. Both the Special Ed...
MovieClips - Watch Favorite Movie Scenes Online
A new website has just launched that movie fans will absolutely love. MovieClips.com hosts approximately 12,000, 1-2 minute, streaming clips from the film libraries of 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Br...
Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! - Perfect Gift for Movie Fans
I already wrote briefly about Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! on my list of Top 20 Holiday Gifts for Teens. However, after being provided a copy of the game for review, I have now played it and can say that it is a must-have for any movie fan....
Books for Teens and Parents to Discuss and Connect
Below are three non-fiction books that can be read by both teens and parents and can provoke discussion between them. Reel Culture: 50 Classic Movies You Should Know I already wrote briefly about this book in my list of Top 20 Holiday Gifts for T...
Blu-Ray Features - So much more than picture quality
I recently attended a press event held by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Sony Electronics about new features in both Blu-ray players and discs. I was amazed at some of the new features that both the players and discs contained. I used to think...
Top 20 Holiday Gifts for Teens
The older our kids get, the more difficult gift giving becomes. Before they become teens, they usually will like almost any gift you buy them. Once they become teenagers that all changes. Hopefully you will find my suggestions helpful. Video Games ...
10 Engaging Articles on Technology, Teens and Pop Culture
I hope you enjoy these 10 articles from all around the web relating to pop culture, technology and/or teens: How to Connect with your Teens & Tweens who Love the Twilight Series - Just Parenting Advice New Nickelodeon Research Study finds Gene...
Twilight Saga: New Moon at Habbo Hotel Virtual World for Teens
Habbo Hotel is a multi-dimensional virtual world and community for teens. Teens create online characters and can explore public hang-outs, activities, connect with friends and decorate their own rooms. Habbo has partnered with Summit Entertainment t...
2009 Virgin Mobile FreeFest Concert Documentary made by Teen Contest Winners
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest took place on August 30, 2009 and featured 17 bands on multiple stages in Maryland. The free concert included the bands Weezer (in photo on right), Franz Ferdinand, Public Enemy, Taking Back Sunday and Blink-182. A contest...
12 Online Teens, Tech and Pop Culture Articles w/e 10/31
Here again is my weekly list of interesting articles from the week that I'd like to share. Below are 12 online articles about Teens, Tech and/orr Pop Culture for the week ending 10/31/2009: Technology Parents More Comfortable Talking Drugs than Sc...
10 Pop Culture, Technology, Teens Stories Online this week
Another Sunday, another list of interesting articles you might have missed this week. Here are the articles about pop culture, technology and teens from the week ending 10/17/2009 that I would like to share with you: 1. The Explicit Books Teens Rea...
New Moon Soundtrack, Other Merchandise and News
The premiere of the second movie in the Twilight franchise, New Moon, is still over a month away, get the excitement in the air is palpable. The New Moon Soundtrack was slated for release on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Tuesday is the day of the week ...
Teens, Pop Culture and Tech News - This Week on the Web
Below are links to stories that appeared this past week on the Internet. I selected stories dealing with teens, tech and pop culture that I hoped would interest you. Teens and Tech 10 Best Educational Online Games for Students - Radical Parentin...
Adam Lambert Video Preview 2012 Song "Time for Miracles"
Adam Lambert fans no longer have to wait for his CD to go on sale November 24th to hear a new song from him. American Idol's newest runner-up has recorded the song "Time for Miracles", the theme song for 2012, the new end-of-the-world disaster movie...
Jinni - Movie Taste Engine Website
Do you like movies? If so, you need to check out Jinni, the movie taste engine. Jinni does for movies what Pandora does for music. It does a great job helping you find movies that suit your tastes. Chosen by CNET as the best movie recommendation o...
The Lovely Bones Movie Preview
The Lovely Bones has been one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2009. Why? It is an adaptation of the 2002 best-selling novel, The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. The book sold over a million copies and was on bestseller lists for over a year. ...
Top 20 Fall Movies for Teens
Labor Day is over and school is beginning. Usually that means that there won't be many movies released that teens would want to see until Thanksgiving. The fall is generally the time when smaller films for adults are released. This fall, 2009, teens ...
Twilight's Kristen Stewart to Play Teen Prostitute
Image via WikipediaKristen Stewart, of Twilight and New Moon, will be starring with James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo in a small independent film, Welcome to the Rileys, in which she plays a 16 year old stripper/lap dancer/prostitute. A bit different ...
New Moon on Cover of EW Fall Movie Preview
Twilight fans don't have to wait much longer now. New Moon is being released in only three months, November 20, 2009. And to show that fall is almost here, Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview issue has just hit the stands. The cover picture is ...
Woodstock Movies and Contest to Win Pete Townshend Autographed Guitar
The Woodstock Music Festival was held 40 years ago, from August 15th - 18th, at Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Shortly afterward, a documentary movie, a soundtrack and a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were all released. Now, to celebrat...
Twilight Weekly Spotlight - News update series on ReelzChannel
Twilight Weekly: Spotlight is supposed to premiere tonight, August 10, 2009 at 10pm ET on the cable's ReelzChannel. ReelzChannel is a cable TV channel that airs news about movies. With Twilight as popular as ever, evidenced by its near sweep of the T...
John Hughes and his Teen Movie legacy
Cover of Sixteen CandlesBelieve it or not, there was a day when movie studios did not cater to teens like they do now. Movies were not very often made for or about teenagers. In the fifties there were many silly summer beach movies and there was the ...
Movie Review Intelligence: Rotten Tomatoes has Competition
There is a new compilation movie review site on the web, and it could definitely give Rotten Tomatoes a run for its money. Movie Review Intelligence has a nice neat look and I like the information that they offer. Just as in Rotten Tomatoes, each fil...
Teens: Contest to go backstage at Virgin Mobile FreeFest to make Rock Documentary
Have you ever wanted to experience a concert from backstage? How would you like to work on a rock documentary crew, interview the bands and capture the experience on film. If you are between the ages of 16 and 22, you can enter a contest to do just t...
Geek Pride Day May 25th Celebration
Tomorrow, May 25th is Geek Pride Day (aka Nerd Pride Day). Coincidentally, this year, it falls on Memorial Day. However, unlike Memorial Day, Geek Pride Day is always on May 25th, regardless of the day of the week. Why May 25th you might ask? That is...
Funny or Die and Fresh Films Teen Filmmaking are Hooking Up
As most of you know, Funny or Die is a video website in which users submit funny videos that they have made. The website was founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and many of the videos are contributed by actual comedians.Fresh Films is a film compe...
